Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-06-17
Friday, June ~, 1857.
THE RESERVES ARE BEATEN.

George, the New York Pitcher. Does
Not Trouble the New Havens-TrOy
Does Some Remarkable Batting
The New Havens Play a Fine Game
They Make Three Double Plays
Fitzgerald Holds the II Reserves Down
to Seven Clean Hfts-The New Ha.
vens to Play the Brfdgeports This
-AnernoOn-A Fine Game Expected.
The New Ravens and the New York Re-
serves played good game of ball yesterday
afternoon at Hamilton Park, and the former
team had little trouble in beating the Re-
| serves. George, the well-known lefthanded
twirler for the New York league club, pitched
for the Reserves, and Fitzgerald for the New
Ravens.
The Reserves could not bit Fitzgerald with
| the least effect. His curves were very puz-
/ zling. He did not exert himself the way he
1 did on Monday in the game against the
Waterburys, but he pitched better game
yesterday. He seems to be improving all the
| time. Yesterday he sent but one man to
| first base on balls. He was hit for seven
clean hits, all of them singles.
The New Havens commenced as they al
1 ways do by scoring a run. Troy was the
I first one to make a safe hit, getting two bases
on it, They made run in every inning but
two. In the third inning Troy made another
two-base hit went to third on Crowley's base
hit. By daring base running Troy got home.
Taylor made his first hit in the fifth inning,
and he could have got two bases but he went
to first only on a little trot.
The Reserves were blanked in every inning
but the fifth and the last. In the first inning
Fitzgerald gave Carey his base on balls, but it
did not cost anything.
In the second inning Korb made a base
hit, stole second. One man was out. Roberts
hit the ball to Troy, who retires him to Tay-
10y. Korb has in the meantime got to third
and tried to get home, but Taylor threw him
out, thus retiring the side. A neat double
play that was much applauded.
They make double play in the fourth
inning in just the same way. Kelly leads off
with base hit, steals second and goes to
third on fly that Burns catches Then Be-
cannon hits to Troy, who retires him to Tay-
lor, and the latter throws Kelly out at the
home plate while trying to get home. An
other double that receives applause.
In the fifth inning George makes his first
safe hit He steals second. Korb hits
long fly to left field. Burns turns toward
the fence and runs as fast as he can. He
turns around just before reaching the fence,
runs hard to one side and just barely catches
the ball amid tremendous cheering. Rob
erts bats a fly to Mellon, but as he drops it
George starts for home. Mellon throws &C
Cuialcly " tAc AOm6 plaIe 10 cut MIN Oh, out
he has scored. Kelly, on Melons throw in,
tries to reach third, but Weckbecker retires
him to Troy.
Mellon in the sixth inning made fine
running catch and was greatly applauded.
In the seventh inning Brill made a nice
stop of a bounding grounder hit by Roberts
far to one side, but he threw a little too
wide to retire the batter at. first base. Rob.
erts stole second. Burtis hit fly into short
right field, and as it was apparently a safe
nit, Roberts started for third. Crowley,
however, was on hand. He caught it and
quickly threw it to Halpin at second, max
ing the third double play made during the
game by the New Ravens and retiring the
side.
George also made the second run for the
Reserves. He made a base hit, went to
third on Korb's hit, and would have stayed
there if an attempt had not been made to
throw Korb out at second, as the next man
went out on a fly, retiring the side.
The two hits in this inning were more
than the Reserves had made in any other in
ming.
1t was a prettily played game and showed
what excellent work the home team can do.
George was wild as usual, giving eight
their bases on balls. He struck out eight
and Fitzgerald three.